The COPSS–NISS Leadership Webinar Series is co-organized by the Committee of the Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Emerging Leaders in Statistics, and the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS). The purpose is to promote leadership skills for members of the statistical societies at any stage in their careers. The series features conversations with leaders throughout the discipline, from major academic and government institutions, and companies. Invited speakers share their leadership stories and answer questions about their experiences. Each webinar is moderated by a member of the COPSS Emerging Leaders in Statistics program.

View full details about each event at https://www.niss.org/copss-niss-leadership-webinar-series

The most recent webinar, for example, on the topic of “Leadership in Translational Statistical Research,” took place on April 30, 2024. The speakers were Sherri Rose, Stanford University, and Taki Shinohara, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; the moderator was Jeff Goldsmith, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. You can watch this webinar at https://youtu.be/zzinqBFmHBQ

Previous webinars in the series have covered the following topics:

• Leadership at the Intersection of Statistics & Genomics (March 29, 2024)

• Leadership in Statistical Methods for Electronic Health Records Data (Nov. 28, 2023)

• Leadership at the Intersection of Tech & Academia (Oct. 17, 2023)

• Leadership in National Scientific Societies (Sept. 19, 2023)

• Leadership in Government (Apr. 28, 2023)

• Leadership in Statistical Research (March 28, 2023)

• Social Justice and Community Leadership (Feb. 28, 2023)

• Leadership in Academia (Feb. 2, 2023)

You’ll find all the videos on YouTube.